Summer Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

I cook the quinoa in almond milk sweetened with just a touch of brown sugar (you can use any sweetener or omit if you wish) and serve it with extra warmed milk on the side. That’s just my preference, if you prefer your cereal thicker you can add less milk. Using almond milk makes this a great dairy-free, gluten-free breakfast option for people with allergies.

What a great way of getting some protein into your breakfast! I make oatmeal every day because I love the combination of milk, honey/agave syrup, granola, and fresh fruit in my breakfast… I bet I would love the same combination with quinoa and it would make my breakfast a little healthier due to the protein!

I did extensive research on carageenan with a registered dietician; there are 2 kinds of carrageenan, native and degraded. The carrageenan that is used in the Almond Breeze formula is not to be confused with the degraded version that is chemically different. Hope that puts you at ease.

I know this is old, but I checked out that article and it was sponsored by Silk and that is where the answers came from. Do your research everyone. A lot of that info was also not correct. There are a lot of conflicting studies (especially outside the US). The blogger also stated all of her research came from Silk…so, conflict of interest anyone?

I wish I could find a heavy cream in the USA that is NOT thickened with carageenan! Not because I'm worried about its effects (hadn't heard about those concerns until I read these comments) but because I'd prefer the taste and texture of cream that is thickened naturally with a higher milk fat content. Even organic cream here has carageenen (which is derived from seaweed I think).

This is just lovely! Thanks for sharing this. I truly do not like quinoa and wish I did. Do you have a tip for making it taste less bitter? No matter how many times I soak and rinse it, I can't seem to get it to taste sweet like many people say it should. Thank you:)

I made this for breakfast, and I gotta say I liked it! The texture was foreign to me, but I loved how it is only slightly sweetened. I used strawberries in place of raspberries, and the sweet tartness of the peaches and berries was great. Thumbs up, Gina!

I forgot to make my overnight oats last night. 🙁 While I was working, I started to get hungry & realized I had no oats in the fridge. So I looked at your site and found this recipe. I tried it and I loved it. I didn’t have fresh peaches, but I have some no sugar added peaches in the freezer. I defrosted them and heated them. I had blueberries too. I didn’t have honey, though, but I had pure maple syrup. So that’s what I used (just a drizzle of the syrup.) It was so yummy! I’ll make this again for sure and I’ll try the other variations too. Thanks for such a great idea for breakfast!

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Hi, I’m Gina Homolka, a busy mom of two girls, author and recipe developer here at Skinnytaste.com. My food philosophy is to eat seasonal, whole foods and maintain good portion control (everything in moderation!).